One of our priorities when it comes to being a well-loved (second hand) seller is that our selection meets very specific conditions & content parameters. We gratefully accept gently-used, popular or well-proven titles & authors within the Adult Fiction/Non-Fiction, Children’s, Middle Grade, & Young Adult genres. We will review individual books to ensure selections meet the physical requirements (as listed below) as well as are in line with our current collections. 
As a small bookstore, we offer store credit or a payout as a means of payment for books because we want to keep the circle of reading going. 

Physical Requirements: 
– No stains of any kind (marks on the outside will be evaluated)
– No water/liquid damage
– No odors 
– No writing along the interior of the books (minimal underlining will be evaluated)
– No personal/identifying information
– No broken/cracked spines
– No rips, tears, holes on outside cover or inside pages
– Stickers must be able to be removed without damage, unless considered a “permanent sticker” from the publisher
– Hard cover books must include dust jackets

Content Requirements:
As we heavily curate our book collections, we will purchase titles/authors we are familiar with. We lean heavily toward books published in the last 30 years, but consider classics as well- especially for our Children’s & Middle Grade collections. 

Buying Process:
Each book will be evaluated individually by a member of our team to ensure it meets our parameters. This can be done in-person or online. Online evaluation requires a specific process requiring multiple pictures to ensure we can evaluate the covers, corners, spines, & sides of each book. Detailed instructions are listed at the bottom of this page. 
Please email shelfcontrolevans @ gmail.com  with the subject line Sell My Books, list the number of books, titles, & pictures. We will respond as quickly as possible with our selections. 

Buy Back Program
Another service we offer to our customers is a Buy Back Program for any New Releases purchased through Shelf Control Books. We will offer $7 of store credit as a Buy Back credit. New Releases must be associated with a customer account & meet condition requirements to be considered. 

Payout Offer:
$1- Children’s Picture books
$2- Adult, YA, Middle Grade books
Payouts given through Venmo only 

FAQs:

How do I sell books to Shelf Control?
Send us an email with the subject line Sell my books along with the number of books, titles, & requested pictures (instructions below). 
What if I think my books meet the criteria but Shelf Control staff disagrees? 
If we receive previously approved books that do not end up meeting our parameters, we will donate the books to our Shelf Control Club exchange, a Little Free Library location, or a thrift store. We will contact you via email to inform you of the titles that didn’t meet the requirements, but we will not require you to pick-up or pay to have books returned to you unless you specifically request them back. 

Instructions for submitting pictures. Fit as many in one frame as possible:
Picture 1- Front Cover
Lay all books flat, side-by-side, cover facing up.
Picture 2- Back Cover
In the same order as picture 1, flip books over to show back cover. 
Picture 3- Spines
In the same order line-up or stack the books to show the spines. 
Picture 4- Exterior Pages
Flip picture 4 over to show the pages opposite the spine.